Suppose I were to carry you, my pretty little dear,

In a chariot with horses, a grey gallant pair?

O no, sir, O no, sir, kind sir, she answered me,

For it's dabbling in the dew makes the milkmaids fair!

Suppose I were to feast you, my pretty little dear,

With dainties on silver, the whole of the year?

O no, sir, O no, sir, kind sir, she answered me,

For it's dabbling in the dew makes the milkmaids fair!

O but London's a city, my pretty little dear,

And all men are gallant and brave that are there—